A two cent piece thread

Thanks for looking it up. I found the following link at NGC wih pictures of the date. Looks very similar to me!

http://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/two-cent-pieces/1864-1864-lg-motto-2c-vp-006-4527

 

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The date digits match, but I would need to see the letter D on the reverse and confirm that the upper serif on the letter D is missing.

 

Here's my 1865... darn PCGS doesn't know what toning is, called it questionable color, unc details!!! NO - MS65!!!

 

I think they thought that it might have been cleaned in the past.

 

I have to agree with PCGS and Green 18. Still a really nice coin.

 

Here's my best picture of the D on the reverse. Dang you're good!

 

LOL Just a matter of owning the right book, oh, and reading it. Well, that and a lot of years of experience.

 

Yeah, I've seen quite a few QC coins that I really liked, including yours. If they were dipped and subsequently re-toned naturally, they can still look very attractive, despite the opinion of one grader at PCGS. The only thing I can't abide is whizzing.

 

Thought I would put this here so other two cent collectors might find it.

Just picked up my new 2015 Red Book. First thing I checked was the mintage of the 1873 two cent piece.

To refresh everyone's memory 1873 was the year the digit 3 of the date was changed on many of our coins from the Closed 3 to the Open 3 variety. The Red Book first listed these two cent varieties in the 13th Edition in 1960, then added mintage estimates of 600 Closed 3 and 500 Open 3 coins in the 21st Edition dated 1968. Also in the 21st Edition the term "restrike" was added to the Open 3 variety, meaning the coins were struck at some later date after 1873.

The new 68th Edition, dated 2015, now lists a total of 600 proof pieces minted for both the Closed and Open 3 varieties. This is a major change due in large part to the research done by Kevin Flynn and reported in his book "The Authoritative Reference On Two Cents Coins" 2011. His research focused on the sales of poof sets during 1873 and showed that the previously believed total of 1,100 pieces simply wasn't possible.

To a two cent collector like myself this is a major change, now what about that word "restrike"? Could that also soon be dropped?

I should note here that I would not have been able to research the evolution of changes to the two cent listings over the years if Treashunt hadn't gotten me started collecting Red Books. Thanks Frank.

 

Purchased my first 2 cent coin today. Nothing fancy but who knows what it may start.

 

Excellent choice. Where'd you pick it up at?

 

At the PNNA show near Seattle from Charmy the "Penny Lady"

 

This arrived earlier this week. Acquired it for my 7070 type set.

 

Mine

 

Boy, is this a forgotten thread. Maybe I can resuscitate it with this new arrival. About 600 minted. PCGS population:25.

 

A real dazzler. Thanks.
Cal

 

Must have paid a fortune

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Is contemporaries the same as Antiques in your Funk and Wagnall ?

 

No. You would be surprised.

It was the others that required a fortune -- at least by my standards. LOL

I'm pleased with it.